SECONDREGULARSESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.1662
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
3849H.03P DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection442.403,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
restrictivecovenants.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section442.403,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection442.403,toreadasfollows:
442.403.1.Anyrestrictivecovenantrecitalsonproperty,realorpersonal,foundin
2anydeeds,plats,restrictions,covenants,orotherconveyancesofanytypeornature,filedfor
3recordatanytimeintheofficeoftherecorderofdeedsinanycounty[, whichrelate] that
4relatetotherace,color,religion,ornationaloriginofanyperson[,] shallbevoidand
5unenforceable[,] andshallbeignored,asifthesameneverexisted.
6 2.Anypersonorlegalentitywithaninterestinrealpropertyoranyagentofsuch
7personorentity,shallnotincuranyliabilitybyreasonofthemereexistenceofarestrictive
8covenantdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectioninanydocumentfiledforrecordbefore
9May3,1948,inanyrecorderofdeeds'office.
10 3.NodeedrecordedonorafterAugust28,2022,shallcontainareferencetothe
11specificportionofarestrictivecovenantpurportingtorestricttheownershiporuseof
12thepropertyasprohibitedundersubsection1ofthissection.Arecorderofdeedsmay
13refusetoacceptanydeedsubmittedforrecordingthatreferencesthespecificportionof
14anysuchrestrictivecovenant.Thepersonwhopreparesorsubmitsadeedforrecording
15hastheresponsibilityofensuringthatthespecificportionofsucharestrictivecovenant
16isnotspecificallyreferencedinthedeedpriortosuchdeedbeingsubmittedfor
17recording.Adeedmayincludeageneralprovisionthatstatesthatsuchdeedissubject
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18toanyandallcovenantsandrestrictionsofrecord;however,suchprovisionshallnot
19applytothespecificportionofarestrictivecovenantpurportingtorestrictthe
20ownershiporuseofthepropertyasprohibitedundersubsection1ofthissection.Any
21deedthatisrecordedafterAugust27,2022,thatmistakenlycontainssucharestrictive
22covenantshallneverthelessconstituteavalidtransferofrealproperty.
23 4.Anyrestrictivecovenantprohibitedundersubsection1ofthissectionmaybe
24releasedbytheownerofrealpropertysubjecttosuchcovenantbyrecordinga
25certificateofreleaseofprohibitedcovenants.Therealpropertyownermayrecorda
26certificateeitherpriortorecordingofadeedconveyingrealpropertytoapurchaseror
27whensuchrealpropertyownerdiscoversthatsuchprohibitedcovenantexistsand
28choosestoaffirmativelyreleasethesame.Acertificatemaybepreparedwithout
29assistanceofanattorneybutshallconformsubstantiallytothefollowingcertificateof
30releaseofprohibitedcovenantsform:
31CertificateofReleaseofProhibitedCovenants
32
33Placeofrecord:____________________
34
35Dateofinstrumentcontainingprohibitedcovenant(s):______
36
37Instrumenttype:_________________________
38
39Deedbook______page____orplatbook_______page_____
40
41Name(s)ofgrantor(s):________________
42
43Name(s)ofcurrentowner(s):________________
44
45Realpropertydescription:______________________
46
47Specificdescriptionofprohibitedcovenant,includingacitationtothelocationwithin
48theinstrument:______________________
49
50Thecovenantcontainedintheabove-mentionedinstrumentisreleasedfromtheabove-
51describedrealpropertytotheextentthatitcontainstermspurportingtorestrictthe
52ownershiporuseofthepropertyasprohibitedby442.403,RSMo.
53
54Theundersigned(is/are)thelegalowner(s)ofthepropertydescribedherein.
HCSHB1662 2 55
56Givenundermy/ourhand(s)this________dayof________,20__.
57
58________________
59
60________________
61
62(Currentowners)
63
64(County/city)of____________.
65
66StateofMissouri
67
68Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis________dayof________,20__.
69
70________________
71
72Notarypublic
73 Mycommissionexpires:____________
âś”
HCSHB1662 3